BarryEastLondon

I can't agree with the above statement it is far easier to get from Fulham Broadway to Upton Partk straight run on the District line as we did when we mobbed up in the swan and Kings head in the 1980-81 season (14/02/81 lost 0-4) we had a whole tube train going we got on at FB went to Earls court picked up some more fans and went non-stop (via police orderes) to Upton Park. I met the mob at Kilburn in the 3-5 match no way did we have 5-6K more 2-3K. In 1977-78 season we where allocated the whole south bank entrance via ticket only but as we only sold 4 to 5 K they allowed payment on the day that resulted in more West Ham being in there than Chelsea, Agreed West Ham where the bogey team-mob wise-but they where for all London clubs. 1970-71 we had a large mob but did have a no show after 1971-72 to 1977-78 (won 1-0 Gary Johnson goal)

If we had 20,000+ at Arsenal surely we would have had 10,000 at West Ham that would have shook them. Would have been nice to have seen though

I was 24 that day and sat in the seats behind the Kerry Dixon picture which was the West Stand. Whenever I look back at that day I wish we had played West Ham that day and taken massive of fans. Yes it was 11.30 kick off that day to stop peoplegetting tanked up before the game, however all of us from the East End went to the fruit market in Spitalfields which had a pub there called the Gunn that opened between 06.00-09.30

Yes remember that match well went to both legs. I was only 12 at the time and stood at the front of the Paxton Road, I went home at 2-1 to them as my dad and uncle made us kids go home when it was 1-1 thinking, we where through saw Martin Peters penalty to make it 2-1 my dad said we have lost our place now lets go home and watch it on telly (ITV midweek sport special) at White Hart Lane station whilst waiting for a train a spurs fan came on the platform saying Chelsea had scored. I remember Martin Chivers scoring just before HT to put them 1-0 and the whistle went and the Park Lane where doing a 'Knees up mother Brown' and it looked good from the Paxton. Oh yes the ticket was 30p

I had a similar time in 1974-75 season the special came into New Street and we where met by plod who walked us to the ground outside the kop the Brummies where baying us to come in which we did as the police did not stop us going in (in those days there where no official away ends, you could go in any part of the ground) being only 14 at the time I let the older ones go in first, by the time I got in the chelsea mob where down the front and had a torrid time just before half time most run accross the pitch to the end behind the goal, I along with the rest where stopped by the police. I thought at the time they had a good mob. Later that season we had them at home in the cup (lost 0-1) they had a mob in the North stand but they got battered, week later in the league (won 2-1) they did not show. on a different note does any one remember the song that the shed used to sing in the early 70's to the tune of Lee Marvin's wondering star? it went ....I was born under the Chelsea shed, boots are made for kicking, guns are made to shoot if you come into the chelsea shed.................here is my problem what was the next bit? I am sure it was .......you will get a bit of the boot. Let me know please

sang to Malcolm Macdonald When Arsenal came to chelsea " old Macdonald had a farm ei ei o and on that farm he had a w**k ei ei o with a w**k w**k here w**k there here there" etc Again against Arsenal 1973-74 as they warmed up at the shed end " Alan, Alan, Alan Ball, Alan Ball, Alan Ball, Alan, Alan, Alan Ball, Alan, Alan Ball, oh w**k w**k w**k w**k w**k w**k" he responds with a two finger salute. Same season against QPR after the papers printed that Stanley Bowles wife had run off with the milk man..." where's your wife gone where's your wife gone where's your wife gone Stanley Bowles ?" he gives a Harvey Smith response and then come a chorus of Ernie the fastest milkman in the west. Against Tottenham at home 1972-73 Martin Chivers misses a clear header at the Shed end ..."His nose got in the way, nis nose got in the way",, To the West Ham fans in the white wall section of the shed 1973-74... "You can stick your f**king Hammers up your Arse, You can stick your f**king Hammers up your Arse, You can stick your f**king Hammers, You can stick your f**king Hammers, You can stick your f**king Hammers SIDEWAYS".... Same match "North Bank have a w**k"

Just read their site, typical of most clubs cannot take the truth, excuse after excuse eg most of the Boro boys where in the pub at 2.20 when Chelsea took our end! One thing is they have never shown their faces at Chelsea one even talks about the 74-75 season when a few where in the East End

The match when the Holgate End was taken was the 2-7 match 1978-79 we where in the corner opposite which was terrace next to the seats and my mate Paul Feeney was talking to a Boro girl who said to him that no one has ever taken the Holgate End and at that moment Hicky and his mob cleared the end and Chelsea was written on the wall at the back of the end, PF said to her it has now!

Yes there was 1975-76 the ball went pass the post the ball boy held on to the ball until the chelsea players where ready for the goal kick to be taken, Fulham goalkeeper Ian Mellor grabbed the ball out of his hands and claimed he was waiting for a signal from Bill Garner, alas the game ended 0-0

The Norwich match was either the pre-season friendly 0-0 or the Norfolk challenge cup we lost 0-2 ( I think Norwich only chose us because it was the worse season in our history! The Middlesborough match was 2-7 Bumstead got the other one I went to that to.

I think you will find this is from the end 1968-69 season won 2-1 Webb Baldwin scored for us and David Court for them

what happened to them, where you one. does anyone remember them a group of girls who where the Chelsea crushers?

The last game of 1972-73 season v Manchester United at home won 1-0 Osgood scored the Shed sang Bobby Charlton's name when he got the cigerette case from Brian Mears just before the game started, it was his last match and was supposed to retire but in the summer became Prestons player manager

I think you will find it was 1976/77 season during one of the pitch invasions at home V Hull 4-0 I think it was the invasion when the players came out Hull players where already on the pitch someone gave the Hull goalkeeper a womans handbag

Yes went to the first match at the Bridge we drew 0-0 John Phillips saved a penalty which I missed as I was tying my shoe lace and my cousin said "He saved it" so had to wait until the Big match on sunday to see it, remember we where lucky to draw that day. Went to the replay and went in the Loft as soon as the doors opened the referee was inspecting the pitch there was only a few hundred fans in but the Loft was already Chelsea, they game was called off and those of us who had paid to get where given a pink sort of raffle ticket to use when the game was played. On the way out the Chelsea fans turned over the refreshment kiosk and ran down the sheet trowing things at cars etc. when the game was played we lost 1-0 Stan Bowles scored but Webb playing centre forward hit the bar right at the end, Chelsea had the whole of the Loft and the school end and one fan ran out of the loft and tried to attack Don Givens remember that, the pitch was a mud bath

Yes your right I went to the Rangers 4 Celtic 4 and came back overnight with a coach full of Rangers fans (Tudor Loyal) from Paisley, chelsea fans where banned from Southampton that day won 1-0 Pates scored

New years day 1986 we had West Ham away we all met at Liverpool Street and the game was called off, so we decided to go Arsenal V Tottenham with a few old bill with us, when we got there as there was just about 100 of us we decided not to say anything and just watch the match. The Police with us insisted that we went in the clock end and while we where going in the turnstiles a few Tottenham challenged us asked who we where and we replyed Chelsea and they asked to come in the middle section as we walked in the section shouted Chelsea and the whole section scattered and we stood in the middle the whole game(most of them went in the 2 other sections) The North Bank cheered I asked a copper can they escort us up the North Bank and we will do the same there, he laughed and said you wouldn't do that at West Ham (he told me he son supported them)

Hull away in the FA Cup reply (although we where banned) there where not many of us there that night, Although I didn't go my mate Bones went Leicester in the Mike Stringfellow testimonal and Middlesbourugh in 1978-79 night mate 179 people on the special. Telford away in the Geoff Hurst thank you match also 1978-79 not many of us there also that night although we won 2-1

West Ham away, the 1969-70 match was a midweek game and the 1970-71 match was the 2-2 game Chelsea never went in the North Bank that day the main mob fighting all the way to the ground and put in the South Bank, 1971-72 we lost 1-2 John Hollins scored for us and Clyde Best scored 2, Before the match most of the fighting was up the South Bank and a mob of Chelsea went in the North Bank tried to take it West Ham sang your never take the North Bank and the West Ham ran accross the pitch from the South Bank and Chelsea in the NB disappeared. Hope this helps

The Orient at the side was called the West Side. Remember the 1974-75 match at Birmingham you remember when we all went in the kop at the side most of the Chelsea ran away accross the pitch just before half time. Middlesborough 1978-79 when we lost 2-7 when the players came out Chelsea cleared the end but the Police moved them around the pitch. Bolton's end was called the Great Lever end went in their end 1976-77 season standing in the middle shouted Chelsea they ran straight on the pitch and the chelsea in the open end came accross to the GL end.

When I first started going it was 3 bob to get in (kids rate) thats 15p programme 5p train fare 10p return 15p burger 5p sweets, those where the days all the players where British (not that matters too much, unless you want a good English team), my first away game Leiceser 1973-74 the train fare was £1 return £1.50 adults on the BR special charter control. My first season ticket was £25 now £880 ha those where the days

Chelsea, Orient, West Ham, Tottenham, Derby, Leicester, Fulham, Norwich, Southampton, QPR, Everton (not match day), Dundee United (Not match day), Raith Rovers, Wolves, Charlton, Portsmouth, York, Wimbledon, Luton, Telford, Cambridge. Some of the above many times especially London clubs

Gate 13 row S seat 168 that was mine for 2 seasons, we drew 0-0 home to Wolves 2nd game of the season and Greenaway stood up playing the spoons singing Goals is the motto promation is the aim!

I went to Arsenal V Spurs boxing day 1979 it was a 11.00 kick off and Chelsea V Leicester in the afternoon. Tottenham steamed the North Bank and Arsenal ran out and the police moved Tottenham and Arsenal came back singing Tottenham ran away haha

West Ham always took the Shed as far back has 1971-72 (except the Harry Medhurst, Dickie Spence testimonial match, where they where massed in the corner right next to the west stand and benches approx 400 of them) since my first match between the 2 clubs. The worse being 1974-75 when they ran in from the Bovril corner singing UNITED and took the whole end white wall, middle and west side and sang Chelsea where are you at stamford Bridge? As for the earlier statement about they always got in early that is not always true 1977-78 we where in the Shed early waiting for them when we saw a little mob in the corner of the Shed near the east stand down the front being from the East End of London I knew one of the blokes was West Ham in the gathering the Shed ran down and they ran on the pitch and where took to the NS that was approx. 1.15, 1.30. The main WHU came in around 2.15 we where on top of the stairs singing and they where coming in the turnstiles and where gathering up at the bottom and why the Shed didn't go down and steam them why they where coming in I don't know (we did when Spurs attempted to come in the following season 1-3 at home). They charged up the stairs we ran to the middle of the Shed calling to everyone not to run and they came in everyone run except me and my mate who was a boxer we just stood there (not fighting) they started singing bubbles when one asked my mate why we where not singing he said we are Chelsea when the WHU fan went to hit him my mate punched him in the face about 8 times in 3 seconds! so we had to run. The first time they did not take the Shed was the evening match 1979-80 we won 2-1 the shed chased out little groups that where gathering in the corners. Bristol City, do remember them coming in the front of the shed 1975-76 we escourted out no one really knew they where there until they where being escourted out. Norwich had 12,000 fans at Chelsea in the FA Cup match 1967-68 a load of them stood at the bottom of the Shed but they where not a mob just families (although I didn't go to this match). Everton had half the Shed in 1960's not sure which season without looking it up also Liverpool had the Shed too the same season they where singing we all live in a red a submarine (to the beatles song) I have the DVD's to these 2 games and the BBC show them in there and comment on the fighting. Manchester Utd. I remember them coming the shed 1973-74 the year they went down singing United agro but where chased out. Although I hear they did take the Shed in the 1960's some time. Tottenham I remember they tried in the 1971-72 1-0 win at home (cooke scored) they came via the tunnel under the old east stand but got chased back, 1978-79 they tried coming in the turnstiles as I mentioned earlier. Crystal Palace came in the Shed and where just under the cover part in 1972-73 Charlie Cooke played for them, half way through the 2nd half John Craven took a shot and they sang Palace, The Shed went mad and the Police encircled them to protect them and the shed sang "you are surrounded" they could not get out the ground. Arsenal, They took the Shed in the night match at the end of the season 1968-69 we won 2-1 they where in the white wall, also 1969-70 they had half the shed, but Chelsea took the North Bank that season (although I didn't go these games been told my mate) they all came on the pitch 1970-71 at half time from the NS to try and take the Shed when they got near the Shed (as they where walking) all the people in the Shed pushed back the Police formed a line and stopped them and all the Shed ran down singing your never take the Shed!